Engineers strike 2 universities (August 2, 1976)

1Aug 2, 1976

Engineers strike 2 universities

ABOUT 55 MEMBERS of the Operating Engineers Union, who went on strike Sunday morning at Western Illinois University, Macomb, and at Illinois State Uni- versity, Bloomington, remained off their jobs Sunday night. The strikers include operating engineers, main- tenance employes, and firemen. They voted to walk out after the state refused to meet their demands for a 60-cent-an-hour pay Increase. The state has offered a 25-cent increase.